Orton Coping with Harassment Students, Faculty Discuss They Met Because of an Incident That Action Clearly Carries a Threat Ofviolence
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Butch gets an overhaul Soccer off to good start opinion/page 5 sports/page 7 THE DAILY .....-VE EEwww.dailyevergreen.com Vol. 107 No. 27 A Student Publication of Washington State University since 1895 Friday, September 29, 2000 Orton coping with harassment Students, faculty discuss They met because of an incident that action clearly carries a threat ofviolence. what you say," Stryker said. occurred on Friday night when a homo- The fact that we have a case of malicious Huskey said she agreed people should concerns about safety, phobic slur and a swastika were drawn harassment here is not the most impor- have the right to their opinions, but intolerance on campus on a homosexual student's door in Orton tant part of this meeting. Determining there is a need for communication Hall. why this happened is. between people. By Cameron Probert Fear and respect were the topics stu- "Ideally, we shouldn't have to invoke Jen Estroff, a junior majoring in zool- ogy, said the homophobic slur made her More than 50 students and faculty dents brought up during the course of the malicious harassment law. Is it pos- angry, but the swastika upset her even tried to pack into a small classroom-size the night. sible that we could live in a community more. study on the third floor of Orton Hall Melynda Huskey, director of the gay, that we are safe from harassment?" "I'm Jewish," Estroff said. ''When I Wednesday night. lesbian, bisexual and allies program, James Stryker, a sophomore in politi- So many people attended the started the discussion with the defini- cal science, said he opposes violent acts saw that I wondered 'what else does this McCroskey Coffee Hour they had to tion of malicious harassment. and threatening acts, but people have a person not like?'" move to a lobby about four times larger "Words alone do not constitute mali- right to their opinions. on the 12th floor. cious harassment," Huskey said. ''This ''You shouldn't have to live in fear of See Harassment, page 4 Training corps to take on Inland Northwest ROTC sends troops to Moscow for a dif- ferent kind of game By T.J. Conrads WSU will have a chance to get revenge on the University of Idaho for the defeat on homecoming weekend. Army ROTC teams from both schools, and teams from Eastern Washington University and Gonzaga University, will meet at 7:30 ...... '., ."fTT i ...,,('Dan O'Brien Tnick Complex for the annual Task Force Palouse Ranger Challenge. Spectators are encouraged to attend. There is no charge for the event. Three WSU teams of nine cadets will compete in several events to test physical fitness and technical skills. More than 100 cadets from the four universities will participate. Following the opening cere- monies, the competition will begin at 8 a.m. Team members will fly to the starting point in a UH-60 Blackhawk heli- MIKE STUNTZ/DAILY EVERGREEN copter. ROTC members practice throwing grenades at the intermural soccer fields Thursday afternoon. During the first set of. events, the teams must con- the Army Physical Fitness M16A2 rifle disassembly and two male teams and one evening. struct, cross and dissemble a Test. The APFT is a three- reassembly drill and a ten- female team. All officers have "It's the only competitive bridge, while never touching stage event featuring timed kilometer "Ruck-March," in been training since the first activity we do," said Carie the ground. They also will par- sit-ups, push-ups and a two- which cadets must carry a 35- day of school, for two hours Moorman, WSU senior and ticipate in a 30-meter hand- mile run. pound rucksack filled with before classes every morning, ROTC officer, explaining the grenade accuracy drill, and Afternoon events begin at equipment and an M-16 rifle. starting at 5:30 a.m., and. 2:15 and include a timed The Cougar Battalion has another hour of training in the See ROTC, page 4 Doing the copy thing All-nighter to fight cancer .-==~~ ~~~~ By Jessica White Committee co-chair. "It makes and come together for one contributing writer a great impact on all our common goal - and that is lives." awareness and raising Pulunan co.umunity mem- Seven teams participated in monies," Ketchie said. bers aud W"U students will Relay For Life last year. This The relay raised about lace up their shoes tonight to year, the Relay Planning $7,000 last year, Thomas said. begin the 20-hour Relay For Committee will make its goal She said the committee's goal Life sponsored by the of 20 teams, Thomas said. The this year is to raise $24,000. American Cancer Society. teams include an almost equal Registration is $5 per team The second annual Relay number of community teams member and covers the cost of for Life in "the Pullman area and WSU student teams, a shirt. will begin at 6 p.m. at the Thomas said. Each team also has the pullman High School track. Thomas has been working option to raise additional Relay For Life is a national with Kevin Ketchie, the other funds. Some ask for donations walk-a-thon program to raise Relay Planning Committee co- or pledges and some sell lumi- funds for cancer research, chair and WSU Scheduling naries that are decorated in education, advocacy and ser- and Catering director, since honor of someone who is bat- vice. the first relay was held last tling or has died of cancer. "I don't think there is a sin- April. Ketchie said he sees There is a luminary ceremony gle one of us that is not affect- this event as a great way to at 9 p.m. on the track. There is ed by the disease," said get the community and stu- a moment of silence as track JEFF WHITNEY/THE DAILY EVERGREEN Virginia Thomas, Leadership dents working side-by-side. lights are dimmed and the Senior Emerson Jahn, majoring W1 psychology and communi- Center coordinator at WSU "This gives us the opportu- cations, prepares some copies Thursday morning at Cougar and a Relay Planning nity to tear down the walls See Cancer, page 4 Copies in the CUB. 2 THE DAilY EVERGREEN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2000 NEWS ....POLICE LOG ------- Wednesday, Sept. 22 Assault 1:12 p.m., Bleasner Drive After the assault occurred, the victim was transported to the hospi- tal for a dislocated shoulder. Alcohol Offense 9:54 p.m., Grand Avenue Someone attempted to buy beer with a fake 10 at Dissmore's IGA. Thursday, Sept. 28 Noise Complaint 2:10 a.m., Alpha Road Report of loud noises, maybe a megaphone was used. -COMMUNITY CALENDAR --- Today Baptist Collegiate Ministries will meet at 7 p.m. in Butch's Den. This week John Warner, Sara Bohman, and Paul Booker will speak. The Association of Pagan Students will sponsor a lunch discussion from noon to 2 p.m. at the north end of the New Library roof. Nuthouse presents a night of improvisational comedy at 8 p.m. in Wadleigh Theater, Daggy Hall. Tickets are $2. Saturday, Sept. 30 The Batten Disease Awareness Run will be held Sept. 30. For more information call or visit any Daily Grind location. Monday, Sept. 2 Sign up for mock interviews on Oct. 2 with a recruiter coming to the Fall Career Expo. Online registration required. Call Career Services at 335-2546 for more information or come to Lighty 180. Sign up for the second annual "Be a Star!" Etiquette Dinner to be held in the CUB Ballroom on Oct. 2. The cost is $10 (check, MC, VISA only). Call 335-9107 or come to Career Services in Lighty 160 to reg- ister. Miscellaneous A free weight management support group is being offered on Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 5 Oct. 11 through Dec. 13. For more infor- mation or to register call HWS Wellness Programs at 335-5759. Camp Larson is holding a Ropes Course facilitator training session Oct. 6-8 and 13-15. Interested persons may call 335-1875 or email [email protected]. The YMCA is now accepting appncations.for volunteers in the fOl- lowing programs: Buddy Mentor Program, Special Olympic Bowling Coaches, Special Population Fitness Program and Teens in Service. Applications can be picked up at CUB 318, or call 335-3915 for more information. i -CORRECTIONS --....._._--..;.;.. In the Sept. 28 edition of The Daily Evergreen, the musicians in the photo on page 5 were playing oboes. Undergraduate students interested in serving on the ASWSU Election Board please contact: In the Sept. 26 article "Big Willie has style, Indigo hits its greatest," the writer of "Crazy" was misidentified. 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